Peddlers of information
Subtitle: Indian non-government organizations in the information age
By: Tanya Jakimow
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Kumarian Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Sterling, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781565494428; 9781565494411; 9781565494435; 9781565494442
Subjects: Poor; Nongovernmental organizations; Economic development projects; Rural development projects; Information technology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-194) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A place for NGOs? : normative and perverse roles in the information age; title: From brokers and translators to peddlers of information; title: Hunting and gathering in the information age; title: The rise and fall of IVD : an economy of practices in the NGO sector; title: Information for development : cultivating model developing citizens; title: Knowledge about development : understanding problems and creating solutions; title: NGOs in the information age.